Cutlerville East Christian Reformed Church
Sermons from the worship services of Cutlerville East Christian Reformed Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Episodes
545 episodes
The Law of the First Step
This New Year we are going to learn about the land of Israel, its features and reasons God brought his people there. We’ll also look at some lessons from the land itself. Since the people of Israel entered the land in the book of Joshua, we are...
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Jesus, Son of the Commandments
Over the next couple of months, we will focus on an exploration of “Jesus our Jewish Messiah,” with the underlying premise that to understand Jesus and his teaching more fully, we need to understand who he was within culture of day. One of the ...
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How Far Is It to Bethlehem from Heaven?
What does it mean, according to Frederick Buechner, “that the Creator of the ends of the earth came among us in diapers”? What did that mean for him? We’ve explored various Christmas characters during this Advent season, asking the question: ho...
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Jesus’ Family Tree
Have you ever played “Dutch Bingo?” When among Dutch-CRC people, it doesn’t take long before the name-game begins: Are you related to …? Do you know …? And it is only a matter of time before … BINGO! Once your ancestry is established (through y...
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How Far Is It to Bethlehem from the Fields?
In Rome, Caesar Augustus is “Lord” (according to his subjects). In Jerusalem, Herod is “King of the Jews” (by title given by the Roman senate). In the Temple, the priests are awaiting the “Christ/Messiah” (or should be). So who would be the bes...
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Keep Us from Evil
The Lord’s Prayer mostly deals with our relationship to God, without much outside interference. But in this last petition, he deals with the force of evil, which can have a negative influence on our lives (from outside, but also within). This i...
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How Far Is It to Bethlehem from Jerusalem?
When God wanted to reveal what he was doing in the incarnation of his Son, what would you expect would be the most likely chain of revelation? You can imagine the Creator of the universe would have it just as carefully orchestrated. Perhaps sur...
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How Far Is It To Bethlehem from the East?
We continue to ask in this Advent season: how far was it to Bethlehem? In this story, we will visit the place where the Messiah is born, and we are joined by some strange characters. Pagan astrologers chart our path, at least in the begin...
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Forgive Us Our Debts
Sometimes we believe the worst about God, that he won’t forgive. But at other times, we are too cavalier with forgiveness: “to err is human, to forgive divine” — as if forgiveness is merely God’s job. This petition gives balance. Scrip...
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Give Us Bread for the Day
“Give us this day our daily bread” may be the most familiar petition in this familiar prayer. But overfamiliarity with a biblical passage can lead to misunderstanding, or can reduce it to a cliche’. What is this petition saying and does it stil...
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Laodicea: Operation Wholeheartedness
Laodicea was an incredibly prosperous and magnificent city, standing on the Roman road to the east. They thought themselves completely selfsufficient. Apparently the church in Laodicea had that same sort of attitude, bragging about their wealth...
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Philadelphia: Open Doors
Philadelphia was well-known for its commercial enterprises, but also as a stopping-point, a highway exit, on one’s way to the East. In that city was a small church, struggling to hang on to its witness there. Circumstances had caused that churc...
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